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Wonders Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which sentence is a supporting detail that recycling is important?

a)

There are many landfills available for waste.

b)

Recycling paper saves trees from being cut down.

c)

Separate your paper, cans, and glass jars before recycling.

2.

Which supporting detail best supports this topic sentence?


It takes a lot of hard work to become a professional athlete.

a)

All of us can be professional athletes.

b)

People like professional football players make a lot of money.

c)

Professional athletes spend countless hours practicing their sports.

3.

What is the main idea of these sentences?


There can be wild animals in the woods.

It is easy to get lost in the woods.

There are pointy sticks in the woods.

a)

The woods are usually a safe place.

b)

There are lots of animals in the woods.

c)

The woods can be a dangerous place.

4.

What is the main idea?


I can't wait until this weekend! We’re going to my grandparents’ house and my entire family will be there. I will spend most of my time playing games with my cousins. We always have such a good time together! The day goes by so fast, and by the end we are all exhausted... but we still don’t want to leave!

a)

The author is sad to leave her cousins.

b)

The author enjoys spending time with her family.

c)

The author's grandparents live far away.

5.

What would the authors purpose be if they’re trying to make you laugh?

a)

Persuade

b)

Inform

c)

Entertain

6.
the author wants to give you information
a)
Entertain
b)
Persuade
c)
Inform
7.

Basketball is the best sport ever. You should play it every chance you get. You should also watch it on tv. Basketball is the only sport that matters.


What is the authors purpose?

a)

Entertain

b)

Persuade

c)

Inform

8.

Which detail suggests that women's basketball grew in popularity?

a)

could teach cooperation between the teammates

b)

no men were allowed at the game

c)

started adding women's basketball teams to their schools

d)

intercollegiate women's basketball game was played

9.

What is the author's main purpose?

a)

to explain why men were not included in the game

b)

to discuss the inequality in basketball

c)

to share the beginning of women's basketball

d)

to provide information about women's sports

10.

What is the author's purpose?

a)

to persuade

b)

to inform

c)

to explain

d)

to describe

11.
Look how careful she is holding that baby. 
Being careful means...
a)
full of care
b)
not caring 
c)
needing care 
d)
not able to care
12.

Which suffix do you add to 'write' to change its meaning to 'someone who writes'?

a)

able

b)

er

13.
A suffix goes _______of a word.
a)
at the beginning
b)
in the middle
c)
at the end 
14.
A suffix is the part of a word that changes the __________________ of the root word.
a)
color
b)
meaning
c)
prefix
15.
I saw a mother duck and her babies at the pond today. 
Select the correct definition for the blue coded word. 
a)
to bend down
b)
a type of bird
16.
Be careful on those stairs, or you might trip. 

Select the correct definition for the blue coded word. 
a)
a journey or vacation 
b)
to stumble or fall 
17.
This land belongs to Mr. Jones, but he allows us play on it 
Select the correct definition for the blue coded word. 
a)
an area of ground 
b)
to put on the ground 
18.
That bag is light because it is full of feathers. 

Select the correct definition for the blue coded word. 
a)
not heavy, low weight 
b)
to set on fire
c)
the opposite of dark 
19.

The sequence of events in a story or novel is called the _________.

a)

action

b)

setting

c)

conflict

d)

plot

20.

The story's time and place is

a)

tone

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

voice

21.

The part of the story that ties up all the loose ends and takes care of the conflict is

a)

the climax

b)

the theme

c)

the resolution

d)

the introduction

22.

What is the conflict of a story?

a)

the problem faced by the main character

b)

the ending of the story

c)

the middle of the story

23.

If something "costs an arm and a leg" it means

a)

Something really hurts your arms and legs

b)

It is really expensive

c)

Being treated the way that you have been treating others

d)

Not holding someone responsible for something

24.

What is an idiom?

a)

Words that have different meanings.

b)

A device used to confuse the reader.

c)

A word or phrase that does not mean what it says.

d)

A group of words that begin with the same sound.

25.

What does it mean to "bite off more than you can chew?"

a)

Trying to accomplish a task that is too big for you

b)

Trying to avoid a situation

c)

To eat too much junk food

d)

To eat food that is too big for your mouth

26.

Today I need to clean my apartment, _________ I need to buy some groceries.

a)

and

b)

or

c)

but

d)

so

27.

It rained all day, _______ we didn't go outside.

a)

and

b)

or

c)

but

d)

so

28.

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT?


Lucas cut the crust off his bread.

a)

cut the crust off his bread

b)

Lucas

29.

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE?


The horse likes to eat hay.

a)

The horse

b)

likes to eat hay

30.

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT?


The students studied hard for the test.

a)

The students

b)

studied hard for the test

31.

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE?


My dad's cell phone has a funny ring.

a)

My dad's cell phone

b)

has a funny ring

32.

Ran to the playground

a)

Fragmant

b)

Run-on

c)

Complete Sentence

33.

Sophia ran to the playground.

a)

Fragmant

b)

Run-on

c)

Complete Sentence

34.

We pushed our bikes up the hill it was too steep to ride.

a)

Fragmant

b)

Run-on

c)

Complete Sentence

35.

The storm was getting stronger then we went inside to get away from the storm.

a)

Fragmant

b)

Run-on

c)

Complete Sentence

36.

Under the apple tree, she read a book.

a)

Fragmant

b)

Run-on

c)

Complete Sentence

37.

At the park.

a)

Fragment

b)

Sentence

c)

Run- on

38.
Now is the time for the people of earth to consider building a colony on the moon. While the crisis of overpopulation is not yet widespread on earth, there is no better time than the present to plan how humans might set up a civilization on the moon. Everyone reading this should contact his or her representatives in Congress and suggest funding a moon colony.
The author most likely wrote this selection to - 
a)
Describe what its like to live on the moon. 
b)
Entertain with a story about astronauts. 
c)
Persuade you to consider building a colony on the moon. 
d)
Inform you about an exciting new technological advance. 
39.
James woke up with a start. He knew there was something he wanted to remember. He rubbed his eyes and looked around his room. Suddenly, it occurred to him: today was his birthday! “Mom! Mom!” he called out. “It’s today!” His mother opened his door slowly. “Look out the window, James.” James leapt out of bed and ran to the window. There in the driveway was the most beautiful unicorn he had ever seen. “She’s all yours, James,” his mother said.
The author most likely wrote this selection to - 
a)
Explain how to get your very own unicorn. 
b)
Inform the reader about the best birthday ever.
c)
Entertain with a story about a boy's birthday present. 
d)
Describe what the birthday party looked like. 
40.
Several scientists from NASA, the national space agency, visited a local manufacturing plant yesterday to investigate the possibility of producing a new type of plastic originally developed for space travel. The new plastic is cheaper to produce and more durable than traditional plastics. Scientists expect it will be especially valuable in manufacturing automobiles.
The author most likely wrote the selection to -
a)
inform the reader about a new type of plastic.
b)
convince you to work for NASA. 
c)
Explain the steps in becoming an astronaut. 
d)
Entertain with a story about space.